User: any legal entity using an Internet connected computer to access a Portal Node.

2. Understandings

2.1. Data Nodes want to share their Unit Data internationally to foster scientific research and development and to support the use of these data.

2.2. Such Data Sharing is in the spirit of the objectives of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; see Adjunct 1), and Data Nodes agree to share their data with GBIF.

3. Principles

3.1. Data sharing is the exclusive decision of Data Nodes by their agreement with this Code of Conduct.

3.2. Proper credit for every record is maintained and transferred by the Portal Node interfaces to any User.

3.3. Copyrights of the data contents reside with the Data Nodes, subject to the law of their country. The agreements on Intellectual Property Rights in the Memorandum of Understanding of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) also apply to this Network Service (see Adjunct 2).

3.4. The Portal Node is not responsible for data content.

3.5. Data Nodes and Portal Nodes are not liable or responsible, nor are its employees or sub-contractors for any loss, damage, claim, cost or expense however it may arise, from the use of - or an inability to use - the Network Service.

3.6. Portal Nodes, Data Nodes, and Users respect the spirit and legislation in relation to the Convention of Biological Diversity, and other appropriate national legislation.

4. Data Node

The Data Node agreeing to install the software to share its Unit Data in the Internet states that it: